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Bell 206B crash near Galveston, TX, United States

fatal2017-02-071 fatality
Incident details
Date
2017-02-07
Location
Galveston, TX, United States
Aircraft
Bell 206B
Registration
N978RH
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Unknown
Weather
IMC
29.3872, -94.9927
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities1
Injuries0
SourceNTSB
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